Charles II, Lord of Monaco

Charles
Lord of Monaco
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Lord of Monaco
Reign	7 October 1581 – 17 May 1589
Predecessor	Honoré I
Successor	Hercule
Born	26 January 1555 Monaco
Died	29 November 1604 (aged 33) Monaco
Burial	Saint Nicholas Cathedral
Full name Charles Grimaldi
House	Grimaldi
Father	Honoré I, Lord of Monaco
Mother	Isabella Grimaldi
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Charles II (26 January 1555 – 17 May 1589) was Lord of Monaco from 7 October 1581 to 17 May 1589.

Charles was the eldest son of Honoré I (1522–1581) and Isabella Grimaldi (died 1583). He became Lord of Monaco on the death of his father in 1581.

Protected by Spain, due to the Treaties of 1524, Charles was the first Lord of Monaco who refused to pay homage to the Dukes of Savoy for Mentone and Roccabruna. In 1583 he was declared, after a trial, to have forfeited those two cities.

Charles ruled for only 8 years before dying at the age of 33. He left no issue and so his youngest brother Hercule became Lord of Monaco.

Ancestors

Family of Charles II, Lord of Monaco

16. Niccolò Grimaldi               8. Lamberto Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco                       17. Sescarina Doria               4. Lucien Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco                             18. Catalan Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco               9. Claudine Grimaldi, Lady of Monaco                       19. Bianca del Carretto               2. Honoré I Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco                                   20. Antoine II de Pontevès, Lord of Cabanes               10. Tanneguy de Pontevès, Lord of Cabanes                       21. Jacquette Monge               5. Jeanne de Pontevès-Cabanes                             22. Louis de Villeneuve, Lord of Flayosc               11. Jeanne de Villeneuve                       23. Colette de Castillon               1. Charles II Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco                                         24. Angelo Grimaldi               12. Giorgio Grimaldi                       25. Rabella N.               6. Giovanni Battista Grimaldi, Lord of Montaudion                             26. Giuliano Fieschi               13. Isabella Fieschi                       27.               3. Isabella Grimaldi                                   28. Domenico Pallavicini               14. Agostino Pallavicini, Doge of Genoa                       29. Maria Gentile               7. Maddalena Pallavicini                             30. Pasquale Oliva Grimaldi, Lord of Rocca Grimaldi               15. Eugenia Oliva Grimaldi                       31. Giulia Lomellini di Agostino

Preceded by Honoré I

Lord of Monaco 1581–1589

Succeeded by Hercule